Tonight I finished the wiring for the lights.
First I finished the conduit work, including a solid EMT elbow to bring the wiring into the wall. I reinforced the entry with a piece of 3/4″ plywood that I drilled a hole in and then hammered a straight set-screw coupler into the plywood. It’s not going anywhere, I think I could hang my weight on it without it moving.
I then finished wiring all of the outlets.
I removed the existing single-gang switch box and enlarged the hole to fit a double-gang switch box. I then pulled the wire to it from the junction box, installed the switch box, wired the switches, and buttoned things up.
It’s so nice to be able to flip a switch to get bright light instead of messing with an awful plug on the end of solid wire and worrying about a very heavy 8′ fluorescent light falling on me or my car! The 4′ shop lights I installed are lightweight and attached very firmly to the ceiling.
I have one light left to hang, and a spare that I may or may not hang. I also need a cover for the junction box.